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Thaai - Penguin

 

Methaiyaai un vayirum

Like a matress, your stomach and...

Mothamai un uyirum

Completely my soul and...

Suthamai en uthiram

My clean blood...

Nithamum nee koduthai

- You gave me daily

 

Maarbum koduthai, un manathum kuduthai

You gave your chest and, also you gave your heart

Nan valiyil thudithaal, un madiyum kuduthai

If I suffered in pain, you also gave your lap

Maarbum koduthai, un manathum kuduthai

You gave your chest and, also you gave your heart

Nan valiyil thudithaal, un madiyum kuduthai

If I suffered in pain, you also gave your lap

 

Garbamai enai sumanthu

Carrying me in your pregnancy,

Unnaye unavalanthu

Feeding yourself to me...

Arpamai kidantha ennai, Sirpamaai mudithu vaithai

You have transformed the insignificant me, into a statue

Nan payila, nee sirithai

For me to learn, you smiled

Nan muyala, nee viyarthai

For me to try, you perspirated

Nan thuyila, nee isaithai

For me to sleep, you made music

Nan uyara, nee vizhithai

For me to go higher, you kept your eyes opened

 

Maarbum koduthai, un manathum kuduthai

You gave your chest and also you gave your heart

Nan valiyil thudithaal, un madiyum kuduthai

If I suffered in pain, you also gave your lap

 

Thottilil nan aluthal,

If I cried in the crib,

Thulli vanthu kadhalithai

You leaped and gave love

Kitta vantha katterumbai

The black ant that came near me,

Katti vaithu nee udaithaai

You tied it and broke it

Kannukul ennai vaithu

Keeping me inside your eye

Kan imayil kaaval vaithu

Keeping guard with your eye lids

Kangaroo kutty pola

Like a kangaroo's baby

Unnodu otti vaithaai

You kept me glued to you

Nee ennai ooti sutta dosai

The dosai you made by pouring oil

Eppadiyo nei manakum

Somehow it will smell like ghee

Unnai ootri suttathalan

Because it was made by pouring yourself

Uyir varai athu inikum

It will be sweet to the depth of my soul

 

Maarbum koduthai, un manathum kuduthai

You gave your chest and also you gave your heart

Nan valiyil thudithaal, un madiyum kuduthai

If I suffered in pain, you also gave your lap

 

Methaiyaai un vayirum

Like a matress, your stomach and...

Mothamai un uyirum

Completely my soul and...

Suthamai en uthiram

My clean blood...

Nithamum nee koduthai

- You gave me daily

 

Un uyiril paathi vetti

Cutting your soul in half and..

En uyiril serthu katti

Tying it with my soul...

Ulagathu paasamellam

All the love in this world,

Enakaai kotti vaithaai

You shed just for me only...

Jenmam ondru enakirunthal

If I had another life,

Piranthuvudan kan vizhipen

I would open my eyes as soon as I'm born

Thaayaaka nee illai endral

If you were not my mother,

Thayangaamal uyir thurapen

Without hesitation, my soul will depart

Yugam pala aanaalum un

Even if millions of years go by,

Mugam kaana thavam irupen

I would do penance to see your face

Un garbam serum varai

Until I attain your pregnancy,

Pirakaamal kaathirupen

I would wait, unborn...

 

Maarbum koduthai, un manathum kuduthai

You gave your chest and also you gave your heart

Nan valiyil thudithaal, un madiyum kuduthai

If I suffered in pain, you also gave your lap

Maarbum koduthai, un manathum kuduthai

You gave your chest and also you gave your heart

Nan valiyil thudithaal, un madiyum kuduthai

If I suffered in pain, you also gave your lap

 

Methaiyaai un vayirum

Like a matress, your stomach and...

Mothamai un uyirum

Completely my soul and...

Suthamai en uthiram

My clean blood...

Nithamum nee koduthai

- You gave me daily

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